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Chan Lowe's Thursday editorial cartoon is the most despicable editorial cartoon I have seen in a long time. For him to imply that the reaction to The New York Times' gratuitous publication of matters that may well cost the lives of innocent Americans by alerting al-Qaida to efforts by our government to track the transfer of money by Islamo-fascist terrorists is similar to the reactions of two of the 20th centuty's most heinous dictators/butchers is...

Re the Aug. 5 letter shaming Chan Lowe's cartoon, and the Sun-Sentinel on Clinton's legacy: I am a senior and I was not offended by the cartoon. Clinton's legacy in my eyes and the eyes of decent, moral, law-abiding citizens is a legacy of deceit, lying and moral turpitude. He deserves not one iota of respect from me, and has defamed the White House, the office of the president and the United States. Go get 'em, Chan. SUZANNE BOWMAN Margate

I really loved the Pat Oliphant cartoon on Monday, showing the door opening to the room containing boxes entailing the administration's many mistakes from disbanding the Iraqi army to Hurricane Katrina with a total lack of oversight of government operations. I am a strong Republican but love to see the truth exposed. I also love the angry letters denouncing Chan Lowe's cartoons. Lowe, as a very gifted and insightful cartoonist, is able to burst the angry writer's sacred cow balloons.

I do not in any way condone sexual abuse by anyone, especially priests, but your cartoon shows nothing but pure bigotry. There are thousands of priests and nuns who faithfully uphold their vows and dedicate their lives to helping others, but they won't get any attention in your newspaper. This isn't the first time Mr. Lowe has shown poor taste and bigotry. Peter J. Bergamini Lighthouse Point

I regret to inform the writer of Friday's letter (some editions), "Laugh's on Lowe," and others that they are misguided in their interpretation of Chan Lowe's June 29 cartoon. That's the charm school equivalent of calling them ignorant. The drawing that has some all shook up -- featuring Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler -- is about dictators' methods, not the leaders. What Chan says is that in order to run a dictatorship, the press must be silenced. Implied is that we have to avoid censorship and instead support an unfettered press at all costs.

Words fail me in trying to express my disgust with the "Lowe's View" published on Aug. 20. The feeble attempt to equate Hezbollah with our government is beyond contempt and is reminiscent of the vitriolic cartoons published in Nazi Germany.

I take affront to the Aug. 29 Mike Peters cartoon in depicting our vice president as a sex fiend and Mr. Lieberman making fun of the situation. I can only assume that the cartoonist is jealous or probably does not have a wife that would put up with him, and in his dreams wishes that he could be like Mr. Gore, Mr. Lieberman and their respective wives. Mr. Gore went up to the podium, kissed his wife, looked her in the eye and thanked her for being his wife and for the most wonderful speech that she gave on his behalf.

No politician is protected from Corey Eiseman`s black pen. In a Time magazine contest for writers and political cartoonists, Corey Eiseman, a junior from Cooper City High School, won prizes two years in a row. This year, a cartoon that pokes fun at President Bill Clinton won second place. Eisman was awarded a $2,500 scholarship and a two-year subscription to the magazine. In 1992, Eiseman`s cartoon took aim at then-president George Bush and won first place. He was awarded a $3,000 scholarship and a three-year subscription to Time.